Château de Chamirey : Mercurey Village "En Pierrelet" 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Mercurey Village "En Pierrelet" 2024 from Château de Chamirey

Tasting

Colour
This white wine shows a deep yellow hue with luminous green highlights, characteristic of Chardonnays from the Côte Chalonnaise raised on limestone terroir.

Nose
The nose opens with aromas of white-fleshed fruits, peach and pear, combined with notes of citrus and white flowers. Spicy, lightly vanilla-scented touches complete this palette, accompanied by a mineral nuance reminiscent of gunflint.

Palate
On the palate, the wine reveals a broad, enveloping texture, supported by a distinct freshness. A marked saline dimension underscores the minerality of the terroir, leading to a long, persistent finish with spicy accents.

Food and Wine Pairings

This white wine will pair beautifully with grilled salmon or any similarly prepared fish, as well as shellfish and crustacean dishes. It also proves an excellent partner for a mushroom risotto or for dishes based on vegetables and grains. As for cheeses, it is particularly good with Comté or other pressed cheeses, but also with soft cheeses.

Serving and Cellaring

The Mercurey Village "En Pierrelet" 2024 from Château de Chamirey is ideally served at a temperature between 12 and 14°C. A Burgundy white wine glass, offering sufficient aeration surface, will allow the richness of its nose and its aromatic complexity to be fully revealed.

A white Mercurey from Château de Chamirey shaped by the minerality of its limestone terroir

The Estate

The Château de Chamirey, whose winegrowing activity took shape in 1934 under the impetus of the Marquis de Jouennes, is located in Mercurey, in the Côte Chalonnaise, in the heart of Burgundy. Since that time, the estate has belonged to the Devillard family, now led by Bertrand, Amaury and Aurore Devillard, representing the fifth generation of Burgundian winegrowers. The estate, which extends over 37 hectares, was a pioneer of estate bottling and holds exclusive ownership of the "Les Ruelles" plots for red wine and "La Mission" for white.

The Vineyard

Mercurey "En Pierrelet" comes from two plots located just behind the château, planted in 1990, on a clay-limestone terrace with a predominance of limestone, where the surface is covered with numerous small white stones. Facing south-east, these plots cover a total area of 2.9670 hectares, but only one hectare, selected from the heart of this whole, is dedicated to the production of this cuvée.

Vinification and Ageing

For the production of the Mercurey Village "En Pierrelet" 2024, the grapes are hand-harvested and hand-sorted, then gently pressed in a pneumatic press. The juices are then settled for 12 to 24 hours before being racked for alcoholic fermentation, which takes place in barrels in a cool cellar. Malolactic fermentation is carried out fully, sometimes using indigenous flora. Ageing continues in 400-litre barrels of lightly toasted French oak, followed by a few months in stainless steel tank prior to bottling.

Grape Variety

This wine is made from Chardonnay.